India has second highest number of obese children in world

India has the second highest number of obese children in the
world after China., according to an About 14.4 million kids in the country have
excess weight.

Globally, over two billion children and adults suffer from
health problems related to being obese, and an increasing number die from these
conditions.

However, of the four million deaths attributed to excess
body weight in 2015, nearly 40% occurred among people whose body mass index
(BMI) fell below the threshold considered "obese".

Among the 20 most populous countries, the highest level of
obesity among kids and young adults was in the US at nearly 13%.

Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at about 35%.

Lowest rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively,
at 1%.

China with 15.3 million and India with 14.4 million had the
highest numbers of obese children.

The US with 79.4 million and China with 57.3 million had the
highest numbers of obese adults in 2015.

The study spans 195 countries and territories from 1980
through 2015.

It includes analyses of other studies on the effects of
excess weight and potential links between high BMI and cancers of the
oesophagus, colon and rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, breast, uterus,
kidney, and thyroid, as well as leukaemia.

In 2015, excess weight affected 2.2 billion children and
adults worldwide, or 30% of all people.